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A busy 24 hours across crypto, macro, and tech. BitMine added 111,942 ETH last week, lifting its holdings to 5.39 million ETH — equal to 4.47% of Ethereum's total supply. Mastercard and Chainlink are expanding crypto access by enabling 3.5 billion cardholders to purchase digital assets directly onchain, a structural bridge between traditional payments and on-chain markets.
Strategy opted not to buy Bitcoin last week, instead slashing debt with a $1.5 billion buyback. OKX's X Layer launched Exchange OS, a protocol upgrade letting developers and institutions deploy spot, perpetuals, and outcome markets on shared infrastructure. Binance is set to re-enter the Philippines via a BlockShoals partnership under the SEC's sandbox framework.
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